New Year concert to be The Fureys’ last ever in Belfast

Nicholas Sadlier
3 days ago
2 min read

The Fureys - one of Ireland’s all-time greatest folk and traditional bands - will say farewell to Belfast with their last ever concert in the city at the Waterfront Hall on Friday 2nd January.

Band leaders and co-founders, Eddie and George Furey are bringing down the curtain on an extraordinary career that has seen The Fureys captivate fans across six decades with their incredible catalogue of unmistakeable and timeless music.

This final Belfast Fureys concert promises a night of music magic, fuelled with memories and emotion as the legends of Irish music and song say goodbye with a compelling journey through all of their best-loved classics, including I Will Love You, When You Were Sweet 16, The Old Man, Red Rose Café, Her Father Didn’t Like Me Anyway, Leaving Nancy, From Clare to Here and The Green Fields of France.

Eddie and George Furey talk about playing Belfast for the last time

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The Fureys have always had a deep and passionate connection with generations of Belfast fans since forming back in 1978. As well as having played the Waterfront Hall an incredible twelve times to date, they have also performed many times at the Ulster Hall, the Grand Opera House and at the former Arts Theatre in Botanic Avenue - concerts that are now part of the city’s rich musical folklore.

This thirteenth and final Waterfront Hall show is shaping up to be an unforgettable farewell night when The Fureys will to say ‘thank you’ to the city that has played such an important part in their extraordinary career.

"We have been coming to this beautiful city for many years, playing our music, singing our songs with musicians, storytellers, singers and comedians and of course meeting many people that became great friends of ours over the years.” (The Fureys)

Tickets for The Fureys final Belfast concert at the Waterfront Hall on Friday 2nd January are available at www.waterfront.co.uk